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Gary Richard Herbert (born May 7, 1947) is the 17th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Utah. Having served as the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Utah from 2005 to 2009, he assumed the governorship on August 11, 2009, following the resignation of Jon Huntsman, who was appointed United States Ambassador to the People's Republic of China by President Barack Obama. Governor Herbert was elected to his own term of office in a 2010 Special Election in Utah, defeating his opponent 65%-31%.
Early life
Herbert was born to Paul and Carol Peters in American Fork, later being adopted by his stepfather, Duane Barlow Herbert. Governor Herbert grew up in Orem, Utah. He graduated from Orem High School, served a two year mission for the LDS Church in the Eastern States Mission and later ...

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Friday he wants to see more than an Arizona-style enforcement-only bill come across his desk. He wants legislation that addresses all facets of state-led immigration reform.
The remarks were reported by members of the Utah Republican Hispanic Assembly, who met Friday with Herbert in the governor’s mansion. The meeting was private, but several of those who attended said Herbert hewed closely to his six “guiding principles” on the controversial issue.
“He encourages Rep. [Stephen] Sandstrom and others to move forward to work ...

Gov. Gary Herbert enters the room and starts working the crowd. There's no sense of star power there, but Herbert has worked so many crowds for so long that he moves with the smoothness of a pro.
While shaking hands he acknowledges those he knows -- mayors and commissioners -- while sharing smiles with high school students at the event. He throws in a few "I'm so old" lines, getting polite laughter before he pulls out his weapon of choice: a physical copy of Business Facility Magazine that he waves about.
In nearly every news conference, debate or announcement he's had for the past year, ...

With just twenty-four hours before Utah voters head to the polls, it seems Republican Governor Gary Herbert continues to lead Democratic gubernatorial candidate Peter Corroon.
The latest poll, released Friday, shows the Republican governor with a large lead over his Democratic opponent. The new Deseret News/KSL-TV poll has Mr. Herbert leading Mr. Corroon by 34 percentage points.
The Corroon campaign said Friday that they have no regrets over their campaign ads.
"We have and are running a very aggressive, hard-hitting campaign. And we raised some very important ...